I wake up on the floor, the bottle of liquor empty and lying on the floor beside me. I go through my day with an intense headache in a bitchy attitude and do my damndest to avoid Calliope and Dr. Montgomery. After work and much insistence from Cris, we all go to Joe's. I watch Karev play darts while I nurse my beer, blocking out the others. I follow Mer's gaze to see McAss walk in and sit down next to Bailey, something the smaller woman does not like apparently.
I head back to the hospital around midnight to monitor both Cris and Ellis, the last one for Mer only, when I'm paged for a case. I meet Bailey, Mer, and George in the patient's room and note that she seems pretty popular, what with all the nurses crowded around her until Bailey speaks. I listen to Iz present and spin around when I see Cris walk in still hooked up to an I.V. with a chuckle, going with them to see her.
I lean against the wall and note the mother sitting on the couch, making snide comments under her breath. I go to leave but Cris pulls me back by my sleeve and down to her level.
"Had, you cannot leave me alone with her. I'm flying over the cuckoo's nest here, you gotta save me." She pleads, glancing over to her mother after a second.
"Would if I could, but I don't want Bailey on my arse any more than you would." I reply, leaning down to kiss her cheek before going to my next stop, Ellis. I listen to George present and sigh when Ellis makes Mer leave, wanting to follow my sister but knowing better than to do so. I go to check on Cris but when I see Burke enter, I decide they're are better things to do, such as go to my next patient with Bailey and Mer.
I smile as the man teases Bailey with a smile, listening to them talk before leaving with them. I split from the ladies and head down the hall, only to spin on my heel to go the other way when I see Calliope and Dr. Montgomery. I round the corner and press my back against the wall, peeking after counting to 20 only to see them standing right there with matching raised brows.
"Are you avoiding us, Dr. Black?" Dr. Montgomery asks teasingly, her blue eyes locked on to me as I inch backwards.
"Of course not, Dr. Montgomery, I've been busy." I reply smoothly, looking for a quick exit.
"Too busy to even text us back apparently." Calliope mutters, crossing her arms under her chest with a sigh. My pager goes off and I thank Merlin with all I am, smiling at the ladies apologetically.
"Sorry, gotta run. Calliope, Red." I state, nodding once before taking off in a run towards x-ray to go over Jeremiah's with Bailey and Mer. We go over a plan when Red walks in, offering her services with a small smirk in my direction. I smirk back, ignoring both Bailey and Mer as they stare at us, probably assuming the worst at this point.
I watch her go, something I both love and hate, and then head to check on Ellis. I'm surprised to see Mer there and not hear screaming but when I look inside I get my answer, Tyler coming in behind me as equally confused as I was.
"Where the hell is Ellis?" I mutter, turning to nurse with a raised brow, hoping he knows where Mer's mother is. I have George go find Ellis and she apparently ended up looking at an M.R.I. with Karev. How she got there I'll never fucking know. I stop by the coffee cart for my usual plus Dr. Montgomery's and head up to Jeremiah's room. I hand it to her once they get done talking, and let her know I'll be down for lunch later on
Turns out I was wrong as I'm asked to scrub in with Jeremiah, only for it to go south. At least since Red's here they can't tell me I ditched them. Bailey starts C.P.R., letting Mer take over before finally going back to it herself, not ready to call it til Red steps in. I scrub out and leave the room as they bag her first patient, letting Dr. Montgomery talk to her instead, choosing to check on in Cris.
When I walk in I see the others cowering against the wall as Cris finally breaks down. I can't help but chuckle when she demands to be sedated, relating to that a bit too much. I see Bailey making a call as I leave, presumably about Jeremiah, and sigh deeply. I head home with the others, minus Iz as she's on a date thing with Karev, and go straight to bed. Ready to forget the day and figure out how I am gonna avoid my soulmate tomorrow.